Service difficulty report · Gasket · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
March 16, 2023
Submitted
March 16, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N453AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
36354
Aircraft time
34,454 hours, 10,832 cycles
Part
Gasket
Part number
3351080010
Condition
Broken
Location
#2 Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

#2 ENGINE OIL TREND DATA CONTINUES TO SHOW OIL CONSUMPTION TO GREATER THAN EXPECTED, WITH RECENT CONSUMPTION RATE INCREASING. ENGINE POWER RUN REQUIRED. GROUNDED - YES. OIL COVER LEAKING AT THE BASE JUST ABOVE THE OIL RETURN LINE, NOTED GASKET BROKEN UPON REMOVAL. REPLACED OIL COVER AND GASKET REF B737-900 AMM 72-56-00. FOUND OIL NIPPLE ON REAR FACE OF THE NO. 5 BEARING SUPPORT DAMAGED BUT NOT LEAKING, REPLACED PER AMM 72-56-00. REPLACED THE OIL SUPPLY TUBE AS DIRECTED, DESPITE IT HAVING NO DEFECTS, REF AMM 72-56-00. ALL OTHER STEPS COMPLETED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. LK AND OPS CKS GOOD.